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Household of Richard Postlethwaite (born 1827, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ulverston, Lancashire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Richard Postlethwaite and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Postlethwaite, born in 1827 in Pennington, Lancashire, consisted of 13 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mart Postlethwaite, born in 1837 in Pennington, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Mart (born 1868 in Pennington, Lancashire, England), Josh (born 1869 in Pennington, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1870 in Pennington, Lancashire, England), John (born 1871 in Pennington, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1873 in Pennington, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1875 in Pennington, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1877 in Pennington, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Sister, Mary Ann (born 1833 in Pennington, Lancashire, England), Richard's Servant, Isabella (born 1866 in Lancashire, England), Richard's Servant, John (born 1860 in Seathwaite, Lancashire, England) and Richard's Servant, George (born 1865 in Egton, Lancashire, England).


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Richard Postlethwaite's household

Male

Richard

Postlethwaite

Head
Female

Mart

Postlethwaite

Wife
Female

Mart

Postlethwaite

Daughter
Male

Josh

Postlethwaite

Son
Female

Mary

Postlethwaite

Daughter
Male

John

Postlethwaite

Son
Male

Richard

Postlethwaite

Son
Female

Jane

Postlethwaite

Daughter
Male

William

Postlethwaite

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Postlethwaite

Sister
Female

Isabella

Hall

Servant
Male

John

Wilkinson

Servant
Male

George

Muncaster

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Postlethwaite
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Pennington, Lancashire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Postlethwaite

Head

Married

54

1827

Pennington, Lancashire, England

Mart

Postlethwaite

Wife

Married

44

1837

Pennington, Lancashire, England

Mart

Postlethwaite

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Pennington, Lancashire, England

Josh

Postlethwaite

Son

Single

12

1869

Pennington, Lancashire, England

Mary

Postlethwaite

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Pennington, Lancashire, England

John

Postlethwaite

Son

Single

10

1871

Pennington, Lancashire, England

Richard

Postlethwaite

Son

Single

8

1873

Pennington, Lancashire, England

Jane

Postlethwaite

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Pennington, Lancashire, England

William

Postlethwaite

Son

Single

4

1877

Pennington, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Postlethwaite

Sister

Single

48

1833

Pennington, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Hall

Servant

Single

15

1866

Lancashire, England

John

Wilkinson

Servant

Single

21

1860

Seathwaite, Lancashire, England

George

Muncaster

Servant

Single

16

1865

Egton, Lancashire, England

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